Controlling mechanism for animal watering troughs



. BEYER l 1,896,860

Feb. 7, 1933.

CONTROLLING MECHANISM FOR ANIMAL'WATERING TROUGHS Filed July 17, 195o tothe trough.

Patented Feb. 7, 1933 i fix; r"

lERICH IBEYER, OF CHICAGO, vILLIINTOIS CONTROLLING MECHANISM Foniluminar; WATERING "iraouefris4 t Application mega .my 17,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in controllingmechanism.

One of the obj ects of the present invention' is a provision ofcontrolling mechanism 5. adapted to be used in connection with animalwatering troughs and so arranged that the mechanism will` be actuated byan animal attempting to drink from the trough foropenl ing a supplycontrol valve and admit water Another object of the present -inventionis the provision of a device of the above character which is adapted tobe used for actuating a control valve for the water supply of a wateringtrough for live stock and is only actuated when the animals are drinkingfrom the trough so that a continuous supply of water may be provided forthe trough.

With the above andV other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel features of construction the combination and arrangement of parthereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and shown inthe accompanying drawing in which;

The figure represents a side elevation of the invention with partsthereof broken away and illustrated in cross section.

In carrying out my invention I provide a main housing 1 which is buriedin the ground as shown in the drawing and leading into this housing isthe water supply pipe 2 which passes out of 'the housing at a point nearthe top and is then extended upwardly to lead into a watering trough 3which is supported upon standards 4 above the surface of the ground.

Surrounding the supply pipes 2 and 2 within the housing 1 is a valvehousing 5 which has a lateral tubular neck 6 in which is slidablymounted the stem of a valve member 7. Formed on the valve 7,intermediate the ends thereof, is ashoulder 7 which is adapted to abutthe outer end of the neck 6 whereby to limit inward movement of thestem. As

shown at 7a the stem is flattened a substantially greater length thanthe diameter of the supply pipes 2 and 2, and is adapted, when the valveis in closed position, to extend be- 1,930.V Yseria; NQ. Maese.'

A collar 8 isimountedon pipe-2" above the valvehousing '5 fand extendingoutwardly therefromis an" arm 9. Pivotally mounted onthis arm-is afbellcrank'lever 'l0 one arm of which is pivotallyconnected'to theouter endofthe s'temof valvemember 7as1shown e lever'ha's pivotally connected toits outer endv the lower end of an operating rod`l2 which-is to ladjustably connectedl to the angularly disj y posed end 13 of the'rotatable shaft '14 mountedin the upper ends` 'of the spaced uprights1'5-.` These uprights 1l5 arejarransged upon opposite sides of' thetrough 3. uspended from 'theshaft 1 4 between (the uprights 15 is afyokeVIG-the opposed sidesof whichare provided with inwardly bowed portions17 f arranged adjacent and' upon opposite sides of the trough 3 `so thatwhen an animal ap# preaches the trough for a drink the animalsshouldersfwill engage the bowed portions 17 and impart a swingingmovement to the yoke and rotating shaft 14.

It will.be noted that upon rotation of shaft 14 the rod 12 will have adownward movement imparted thereto and rockbell crank 10 for movingvalve 7 outwardly, thereby alj return the same to its normal,inoperativel position and a coil spring 18 is connected to housing 5and the vertical arm of the bell crank or returning the valve 7 to itsclosed Vposition as shown in the drawing.

It will be apparent that the supply pipe 2 can be connected to a watermain under pressure or to a well, and in the latter case any Vsuitablemeans can be utilized for introducing pressure into the pipe .forraising the 1 water to the trough 3. VIt will be apparentl from theforegoing that lthe device is very useful for the purpose intended asthe live stock can always supply fresh water to the trough and therewill be very little if any waste to the water.

50 tween the spaced ends ofthe pipes 2 and 2. While I have shown anddescribed the'pre.-

ferred embodiment of the invention it Will be apparent that variouschanges can be made when carrying the invention into practice Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the in- `5 vention or they scope of theappended claims.

VI claim: f l. In a device ofthe class described, a drinking receptacle,a supply pipe leading thereto, a valve for controlling the supply offluid through said trough, a bell crank mounted adjacent said valveand'having one end connected thereto, means for retainin said valve inclosed position, a movable rod connected to the other end of said bellscrank, and a movable yoke adjacent the receptacle havingV operativeconnection with said mov-V able rod and adapted to be engaged by ananimal. nearing the receptacle for, moving said valve to anl openposition against said Y 2.0,V retaining means.

,Y 2. In a device ofthek class described, a drinking receptacle, asupply pipe leading thereto, a-.valve for* controlling the supply offluid throughsaid receptacle, a bell crank i 2.5 mounted adjacent saidvalve andhaving onev j lend connected thereto, a spring connected-to f.`said bell, crank for retaining said valve ina closed position, areciprocable rod connected to the other end of said bell crank, arotatable shaft above Vsaid receptacle having a laterallyoffset endconnected tosaid rod, and a yoke connected -to said `shaft and arrangedadjacent lsaid receptacle and adapted to be actuated by an animalapproaching said refv j, v

f ceptacle for opening said valve.

f In Witness whereof I have ,hereunto set my hand the 15th day of July,A. D. 1930.

j. A ERICH BEYER. c

